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Brigham House will be hosting a “Spring Egg Hunt” open to families with young children. See the announcement provided by Brigham House below. Hop on over four our annual Spring Egg Hunt. J0in us rain or shine for some Egg-citing fun! Saturday, April 12th, 10-11:30 a.m.
Open to all families with young children.
The following announcement was provided by Watertown Citizens for Peace & Common Security:
The Watertown Citizens for Peace & Common Security is sponsoring a panel discussion of five Christian Ministers for our talk entitled: Religious Leaders Speak Out About The Injustices in Palestine. Christian and Unitarian Universalist clergy will offer perspectives on the unjust circumstances that have been and continue to be imposed on the Palestinian people of Gaza and elsewhere in historic Palestine. Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 2:30pm
Location: The Church of the Good Shepherd 9 Russell Ave., Watertown, MA 02472
The speakers are:
Rev. Ashlee Wiest-Laird, American Baptist/Alliance of Baptists Pastor, First Baptist Church; Jamaica Plain MA
The Rev. Peter J. Miano, United Methodist, Executive Director, The Society for Biblical Studies, Arlington MA
Rev. Korte Yeo, United Church of Christ, Pastor, Berkley Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Berkeley, MA
Rev. Martha Durkee-Neuman, Unitarian Universalist, Assistant Minister for Lifespan Faith Formation at the First Church, Unitarian Universalist, Belmont, MA
The Rev. Andrew Goldhor, Episcopal Rector, Church of the Good Shepherd. Watertown, MA
Watertown Citizens for Peace & Common Security is a working group of Watertown Citizens For Peace, Justice & the Environment.
Matt Hanna, host of the Little Local Conversations will celebrate the one year of the podcast that features people living and working in Watertown on March 18. See the announcement provided by Hanna below. Come out and celebrate one year and 50+ episodes of the Little Local Conversations podcast and help support two local nonprofits! Tuesday, March 18, 2025, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM.Mosesian Center for the Arts , 321 Arsenal St, Watertown, MA
Suggested $20 Donation. Proceeds benefit: The Mosesian Center for the Arts and the Watertown Community Foundation
LIVE PODCAST PANEL WITH PAST GUESTSLIGHT BITES & CASH BAR
RSVP at https://www.littlelocalconversations.com/events/
Watertown’s Marcelle Durrenberger (left) as The Witch with Emma Quinlan as Rapunzel, in rehearsal. (Photo by Colleen Locke, Weston Friendly Society)
The following announcement was provided by Weston Friendly Society:
Three Watertown residents will take the stage April 5-12 in Weston Friendly Society’s “Into the Woods.” Playing the role played by Meryl Streep in the 2014 film, Marcelle Durrenberger is The Witch who sets things in motion by promising to undo a curse so that she can be beautiful. Cinderella’s two stepsisters are also Watertown residents. Jill Craig plays Florinda and Allie Villa plays Lucinda.
The following legal posting was provided by the Watertown Public Schools (originally posted on March 7):
WATERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 30 COMMON STREET WATERTOWN MA 02472 – In Accordance with provisions of Chapter 71, Section 38N, the Watertown School Committee will hold a Public Hearing on its proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget on Monday, March 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM in the Learning Commons, Lowell Elementary School, 123 Lowell Avenue, Watertown, MA 02472 or via Zoom at https://watertown-k12-ma-us.zoom.us/j/86285942047
A copy of the FY2026 Proposed Budget will be available to the public in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools and on the Watertown Public Schools Website, www.watertown.k12.ma.us , forty-eight hours before the date of the public meeting.
Daniel Baxter speaking with election workers in Detroit, from the film “The Officials.” (Photo by Cai Thomas)
A short film directed by Watertown’s Margo Guernsey will be shown during a special screening at West Newton Cinema in March. Following the screening, a conversation will be held featuring the filmmakers. See details in the announcement provided by the West Newton Cinema, below. Two short documentaries that shed light on public service, civic engagement, and fair elections will screen as part of a larger conversation about the value of government and the individuals who help democracy function and thrive.
“Dukakis: Recipe for Democracy” offers an intimate look at the unflappable former Massachusetts governor, Michael Dukakis, three decades after his historic presidential bid. “The Officials” tracks how elections officials in four battleground states prepare for the 2024 presidential election despite organized attempts to undermine their nonpartisan work.
The poster for the documentary film about former Governor and presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.
James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal – then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”
Gerri Rachins “First Flying Machines to Take Off, V1” is part of the show celebrating the life and works of Arshile Gorky (Contributed Photo)
The following announcement was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts:
The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the time when Armenian American artist ArshileGorky lived in Watertown. Gorky endured personal tragedies from fleeing his village during the Armenian genocide and later losing his mother at a young age. After arriving in America in 1920 he was able to pursue his passion for art and create work that reflected his traumatic past. Gorky’s biomorphic abstractions hold an important place in 20th century art. “Oceans are Getting Warmer” by Bill Flynn.(Contributed Photo)
As Watertown celebrates the art and life of the artist, Mosesian Center for the Arts is excited to be a part of the events honoring Gorky’s work.